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Agricultural civilisations became more industrialised and urbanised in the 18th century, which is when the Industrial Revolution started. Electricity, the cotton gin, the transcontinental railway, and other inventions profoundly altered civilisation. From the middle of the 1800s and the late 1700s, there was an industrial revolution. It started the transition of production from homes to factories and industrialised the production of textiles.
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Abel Tasman, who attempted to moor his ship Heemskerck there in 1642, was the first European to see the harbour. As a result of Heemskerck being driven back offshore by a storm, Tasman gave the area the name Storm Bay. The bay was nicknamed in March 1773 in honour of Captain Tobias Furneaux's ship, HMS Adventure, which he had docked there for five days after becoming separated from Captain James Cook's HMS Resolution.
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During Napoleon Bonaparte's dominance over France, a series of international conflicts known as the Napoleonic Wars were waged. They served as a sort of continuation of the wars that began after the French Revolution in 1789 and persisted throughout the Second French Empire's rule. These conflicts, which took place on a scale never previously seen and changed European armies, weaponry, and military systems.
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From roughly 1775 and 1848, there was a time known as "The Age of Revolutions." Throughout these years, civilisation underwent a number of revolutions in practically every area of life, including politics, warfare, social and cultural issues, as well as economic and technological ones.
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Ned Kelly, a bushranger, was apprehended by Victorian police following a siege at the Glenrowan Inn. Dan Kelly, Joseph Byrne, and Steve Hart, the other Kelly Gang members, died during the siege. The gang was sought after for the Stringybark Creek murders of three police officers.
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Boxer Rebellion, a 1900 peasant rebellion that was backed by the government and aimed to expel all foreigners from China. Foreigners referred to a Chinese secret society called the Yihequan (literally, "Righteous and Harmonious Fists") as "boxers." The group engaged in specific boxing and callisthenics practises under the impression that doing so rendered them immune to harm. The first goal was to overthrow the dynasty and the Westerners who enjoyed privileges in China.
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The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade's cavalry charge on this day overcame Ottoman defences to take Beersheba. This had significant strategic significance since it made it possible for the British to push on Gaza, which they had twice attempted to take during 1917 but failed to do so. The light horsemen were told to attack the Turkish lines using their bayonets as swords since they were in need of water.